Simile: A comparison using like or
as… Your smile is like the sun and as bright as a summer’s day.
Metaphor: A direct comparison… Your
smile is a bright summer’s day.
Alliteration: Your smile sings sweet,
summery songs.
Personification: Giving life-like
characteristics to non-living things
My alarm clock was
screaming at me this morning.
Idioms: The “meaning” of the phrase
is very different from the words themselves
Not the sharpest tool
in the shed… It really means, you are not very smart.
Hyperbole: Exaggeration to emphasize
a point
I have a million things
to do today.
Euphemism: A nicer way to say
something that is often seen as negative or offensive
You are vertically
challenged… It really means you are short
Imagery: Any description that appeals
to your 5 senses
The mist in the air was
a welcome relief to the sweltering and suffocating heat of the early August
morning.
Slant Rhyme: Words that seem to rhyme
even though they really don’t
Orange and Porridge
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